10 Best Holiday Party Venues in Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis holiday party venues run from a heated garden atrium in Lowry Hill to a fowling hall next to the Farmers Market. Downtown has private dining rooms built for company dinners, and the suburbs add go-karts, axe throwing and pickleball for teams that want an activity. All 10 venues below are on RestauRent.
Tips for Booking a Minneapolis Holiday Party
Book early. Friday and Saturday nights in December are the first dates to go.
Plan for the cold. Ask about coat check, valet and how close parking is to the door.
Check the event calendar. Downtown venues near Target Center and U.S. Bank Stadium can see heavy traffic on game and concert nights.
Check both capacities. A seated dinner and a standing reception can hold very different numbers in the same room.
Holiday Party Venues in Minneapolis
On Hennepin Avenue in Lowry Hill, The Butcher's Tale serves wood-fired, meat-focused cooking with a deep whiskey and bourbon list. Its two private rooms come with a private entrance, valet access, coat check and AV, which helps on a cold December night.
Bourbon Room: a speakeasy-style private bar for up to 32 seated or 40 standing
Butcher Room: up to 16 seated
Garden Atrium: a heated four-season garden tent for up to 70 seated or 120 standing
At 825 Hennepin Avenue downtown, Crave pairs steaks, seafood and burgers with sushi, plus cocktails, wine and local craft beer.
The LaSalle Room holds up to 80 seated or 120 standing and splits into two rooms of 40, and the Crave Boardroom seats 24. Projectors, microphones and staging are available through AV For You if your party includes a few speeches.
On Washington Avenue South, near the Mill District and the Stone Arch Bridge, Day Block brews its own beer and serves chef-driven menus built on local ingredients.
Groups of 40 to 100 can book private dining, semi-private space or a full buyout, with prix fixe menus and bar packages built around the house beers.
Next to the Minneapolis Farmers Market, Fowling Minneapolis is built around fowling, a mix of football and bowling, with pickleball too.
It hosts 30 to 620 guests, has 70 on-site parking stalls and sits within walking distance of Target Field and Target Center. AV and customizable bar packages make it an easy pick for a big company party that wants an activity.
Just off Nicollet Avenue on West 26th Street, Luna & The Bear mixes rustic textures with a creative, modern look. The menu is elevated American food with global influences, much of it made for sharing, and the cocktail program is a highlight.
Its private event space holds up to 80 guests for a seated dinner or a cocktail-style party.
On Nicollet Avenue in the Kingfield neighborhood, Kyatchi serves sushi and Japanese dishes with a focus on sustainability.
It's a smaller space for groups of 6 to 49, with prix fixe menus and bar packages, and you can reserve the whole restaurant for a team dinner.
Holiday Party Venues Near Minneapolis
At The Shops at West End in St. Louis Park, Boketto serves Japanese-inspired dishes, sushi and seafood with sake, wine and cocktails.
The private Capri Room holds up to 66 guests and divides into two rooms of 30. It has 5K projectors and 120-inch screens, so a year-end presentation can come before dinner.
At the Mall of America in Bloomington, The Fair on 4 is built like an indoor state fair. There's a two-level go-kart track, 11 axe-throwing targets, Dartsee interactive darts, arcade games and Hammerschlagen.
Fair-inspired food and cocktails round it out, and the venue hosts up to 700 guests depending on layout.
On East 78th Street in Bloomington, Maria Bonita serves Latin American food in a colorful, cantina-style space with a dance floor, speakers and TVs.
Groups of 15 to 460 can book a private dining room or the full restaurant, with prix fixe menus and cocktails from the bar.
Smash Park in Roseville combines pickleball, axe throwing, arcade games, cornhole and yard games with food and drinks.
Indoor event spaces and patios host up to 500 guests, and the team can add tournaments or trivia if you want the party to double as team building.
Find Your Minneapolis Holiday Party Venue
The right Minneapolis holiday party venue comes down to your headcount, your budget and whether the night is about dinner or an activity. Browse more Minneapolis–St. Paul event venues on RestauRent or all holiday party venues, compare spaces side by side, and send inquiries to several venues at once instead of calling around.
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